Category Archives for Handstands

Starting Simple: The Ultimate HSPU Progression

last year
/ Handstand Push-ups Handstands
/ By Ben
/ 6 COMMENTS

Remember the day when handstand push-ups showed up in a WOD for the very first time in your CrossFit life? You want me to do WHAT?! A push-up, upside down? And you thought push-ups were already hard enough…HSPU’s can be intimidating at first. But if we take a step back and strip down the movement, get comfortable […]

Handstand Walk: A Progression That Actually Works!

last year
/ Handstands
/ By Ben
/ 19 COMMENTS

Imagine the following. You’re at the gym, and you and your friend decide to practice handstand walking. Your friend does the following – Kicks up into a perfect handstand, walks 100 feet, and gracefully lets their feet fall back to the floor. “Wow, that was easy – and that was my first try!” (Said no one ever.) For most people […]